The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
synopsis Of the Proceedings Of tho Senate and
House.
SENATE.


asylums The following appropriations are
made for the asylum at St Peter:
Right of way for sidetrack. $1,000; new
kitchen. $1,000: stewards office aad store
rom. $500: 20 connect detached wards with
the main building sc 600: for support % of & a;ooo
The appropriations for the Rochester
asylum are as follows:
For making center and first east and west
wings fire proof, 900; blacksmith shop and
coke room, $4,000: ice dam and bridge across
Silver creek and opening Fifth street, 81 800;
additional sewer and water pipes. ST, 800: GYM
nasinm and amusement hall, $1,000: enlargiag
tchrn. 1000; current expenses for the next
two years, $l3l, 04O for each year.
The substitute bill introduced by Messrs.
Compton and Nelson in the senate yester-
day for Mr.. Compton's Fergus Falls insane
asylum cuts down the total appropriation
from S1Ol lao to $94 $50 The amount OF
land to be purchased is reduced to 500 acres,
Tor which $24. .2SO is appropriated. The
original appropriation was $3l 900. For
two detached wards 800, 600 is appropri-
ated, ana for boiler house, laundry, stables,
sewerage and water connections S2O,O 600
SENATE BILLS PASSED
Ives-Appropriaiing $500 for the benefit of
LIE Sueur Agricultural society
Bowen-Sleepy Eye to issue $1,000 fire de-
partment bonds.
Bowen Amending the act relating to the in
corporation of Sleepy Eve.
Ramsey County Notwithstanding the act
relating to the ST. Paul board Of education.
oms.ock-Fixing the salaries of auditor aud
probate judge Of Beltrami county.
Nelson Relating to the incorporation Of Red
WinE.
Anderson-Legalizing the vote of Chaska for
the Issue of $4,000 school bonds.
Truax-Changing the time of holding court in
Dakota county.
Child-Reating to the incorporation Of viii
lages.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To refund $4,000 to persons who paid assess
ments for approaches and Improvements Of
Third street bridge in st. Paul.
To incorporate the city of Aneka.
To incorporate the CITY of Wadena.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lee has a bill now before the house
which proposes to punish liquor dealers for
failure TO comply with the high license law.
Ihe bill provides that
Ali applicants for liquor licenses must exc
cute bond of 80. 600 for their compliance with
al statutes touching the liquor traffic. Further.
the same sureties cannot be on more than one
bond, and before u license can issue the ap-
picant shall take oath that he has not know
ingly violated rhe laws regulating the traffic 1t
shall be q mlsdemeanor punishable by fine and
removal from office for any county or municipal
office to fail to enforce the liquor laws. All
licenses issued after his date shall expire July
!, 1857. person convicted of selling liquor
without license may be punished by fine of
$500 for the first offensc and $1,000 thereafter.
The Farmers Alliance bill presented by
Mr. nonneily yesterday in its detail is:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State
ei Minnesota, that the sum of $1,000
be and the same il hereby annually
appropriated out Of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise appropriated to
The ST tie Farmers Alliance of the State of Min
nesota to be paid on the order OF the president
publication of the annual reports OF the asso-
citation, and for such other purposes as the ex-
ecutive committee of the state alliance may
direct
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the clerk OF the court of Stevens
county to transcribe cert ain records.
To revise the probate laws.
To permit private consultations between at
torneys and prisoners.
To fix the salary of the treasurer Of Isanti
county.
To authorize the city Of St. Paul to issue
bonds.
To authorize the Ramsey county plat COM
mission
To amend the charter of the city of Anoka.
To amend article ! of the constitution.
To exclude certain persons from trials.
70 regulate the wearing OF q. A. T. badges.
To print the school laws
To fix the compensation of county ATTORNEYS.
To pay claim OF James Bea.es against the
state.
To reduce the expense of suits in the district
court.
TO regulate the taking Of depositions.
TO relieve delinquent taxpayers.
To detach certain territory from Itasca county,
Senator Schetfer's joint resolution is to give
three-year soldiers. who have received 500
bounty and are entitled to SlOQ more, the
amount due them. The law under which this
bounty was granted expired by limitation July
!, 1884, and many soldiers who were entit ed to
the bounty were unabla to make the appica ion
There is now a large number OF claims OF Min
nesota soldiers unpaid for want Of an appropria-
ton, and Mr. Schetfers resolution provides for
these claims.
Senator AIarcus johnson intrnduced a hill vas-
terday to prevent agricultural machinery men
from collecting increased interest on contracts
not paid when due. Agents now insert clause
in their contracts with farmers which provides
that il the note is not paid when du., 10 per
cent intere st: Instead of z, shall be paid. Mr.
Johnson's bill makes the penalty for such q
clause forfeiture of all the interest.
Donnelly's amendment to article l of the
constitution, passed by the house yesterday
provides this addition to section ~ Of that ar
ticle: That all property SO exempted shall be
liable to seizure and sale for any debt incurred
to any person for work done or material fur
hished in the construction, etc., Of the same"
Resolutions:
Mr.. Wood-That DR.: Hewitt be deputized to
Introduce system of temporary ventilation in
The senate. Passed.
aIr. Scheffer-For the appointment Of joint
committee of three senator's and five representa-
tiyes who shall inquire into the present condi-
tion and tn past record OF the State Agricult-
u
belonging to the same. with a view of enabling
The legislature to intelligenty consider the pro-
priety of establishing a state agricultural col
tege as separate Institution. the better to ad-
vance the agricultural interests Of this state.
That such joint committee shall consist of SEN
tors HxsQTi. Brown ard Dodge and Representa-
ers, and that they are requested to report at the
earliest possible day. MIR. Pope gave notice of
debate. Later he offered an amendment and it
was adopted, adding Senators Durant and Nell
n no tn mi fnaq q II a
Heisler and 1verson to the house COMMITTEES.
The Judiciary committee MADE the follow
ing report:
Whitemans bill relating to villages indef;
nitely postponed; Thacker. relating 10 place of
trial in civil actions indefinitely postponed {:
HalyorsOn. relating TO marriage, indefinitely
postponed; comstock, relating to deeds and
MORTGAGES. to pass: Duralt. sanitary measures
relating to cutting OF ice, to pass; Comstock
Minnesota reports to be furnished district
Judges, to pass: Stevens relating to salary OF
The municipal judge of Winona, to pass: Good
rich, amending the military code. to pass; Good
rich, relating to the abduction Of females to
pass: Bowen. relating to railroads, sent to the
railroad committee.
sANATE BILLS PASSED.
Bowen-To consolidate and amend the city
chsr;er OF New UIm. V
Whiteman,To Authorize Lake county to issue
$4,000 bonds to build court house.
Durant==To ratify the organization Of South
Saltwater
purant--To authorize South Saltwater to issue
81 900 water works bonds.
Hall-Relating to Nine Mile slough.
Compton Relating to the third insane hospi-
tai at Fergus Falls and making appropriations
for the same
Gibson-To amend and consolidate the charter
of the city of Austin Mower county.
Buckman-To urnish Minnesota reports to
the judge of probate and clerk of court Of Ben
ton County.
Bnckman-To authorize Benton county to is
sue $7,ODO bonds to redeem outstanding bonds
due in March, 1888.
Edwards-To incorporate tho city Of Chatfeld
Senat Tor Bowen's sleeping car bill fixes charges
for berth at rs cents for the first 100 miles
and three mills for each additional mile, but in
no case all more than 81 b, charged. The
penalty for violat ion shall be not less than $25
nor more than $780,
HOUSE.
When the house adjourned after 6 o'clock,
, the grain bill was recommended to pasa
Important amendments were added to the
bill by Mr.. Petit and others As it now
stands on Its third reading the bill provides:
The rates are for grain and It's manufactured
products: For 1865 miles, per 100 pounds z
cents: for 1855 to 200 miles, per 100 pouds 8
centsj for 200 to $50 miles. per 100 pounds, IL
cents for 300 miles. per 100 pounds, 13 cents; /;
for 300 to $50 miles, per 100 pounds, Is cents; !;
Por QE0 IN 400 miles Oer 100 nouuda ~ rnr%.